Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl and Zac Brown covered Creedence Clearwater Revival's anti-war anthem "Fortunate Son" during the Concert for Valor on the Mall Tuesday night in Washington, D.C. The song choice had some on social media up in arms, because of the occasion, which was Veteran's Day.
"It was a particularly terrible choice given that Fortunate Son is, moreover, an anti-draft song, and this concert was largely organized to honor those who volunteered to fight in Afghanistan and Iraq," the Weekly Standard wrote in response.
CCR fronter John Fogerty recently performed the same song himself at another event organized by the White House without any uproar.
The Concert of Valor also featured performances from Eminem, the Black Keys, Metallica, and Rihanna.
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